USA TODAY Sports' Dan Uthman and Jesse Yomtov reprise their weekly debate, talking the biggest games and hottest issues around college football.

Yomtov: Good morning Dan and happy Saturday. Let's get started with a big SEC game this afternoon - Georgia at Auburn. This is Auburn's last game before the Nov. 30 showdown with Alabama and a win here sets that one up as the de facto SEC West title game. Considering Georgia's stout rushing defense, do you think the Tigers can extend their six-game winning streak?

Uthman: If I'm Auburn, I'm more concerned about my own rushing defense and not Georgia's. That's for one reason, and not because the Tigers are middle of the pack (57th) in FBS against the run. The reason is Todd Gurley is playing for Georgia again. Gurley has missed three games for the Bulldogs because of injury, but in games he's appeared he's averaged 104 yards and 1 TD. More impressive, he is averaging more than six yards per carry. Georgia is 5-1 with Gurley in the lineup and 1-2 without.

However, I picked Auburn this week and I'll stick by it because I think, overall, Auburn is slightly better on both sides of the ball. I think its defensive pass rush will exert enough pressure on Aaron Murray to get some stops, and I think its offense will be more potent than the Bulldogs. But I do expect it to be a great, close game.

Here's another one I think will be close -- and perhaps the day's best game: Stanford at USC. Will USC's revived run end against the Cardinal, or will the Trojans' shallow but elite talent pool win out? And if the Trojans can win, what does it do for Ed Orgeron's chances to get the permanent coaching job there?

Yomtov: Not to sell USC's run short, but the Trojans have had a relatively easy schedule since Orgeron took over, making it difficult to judge just how good this team is. You can tell they're playing with a lot more confidence than early in the season and I think that's what's going to serve them well today at home.

The Trojans have given up 20 points just three times this season and are well-equipped to play with Stanford in a low-scoring game, which will be decided in the trenches. Stanford has given up just nine sacks this year, but USC comes into this game ninth in the country, averaging 3.1 a game. The Cardinal's efficiency on third down – going 14 for 21 – was a huge reason they beat Oregon, and USC is holding opponents to a 33.3 conversion rate.

USC hasn't come out on top in defensive struggles this year, a 10-7 loss to Washington State and a 14-10 defeat at Notre Dame, but they're bound to have some breaks go their way. This may be the team best-equipped to beat Stanford (other than you know, Utah). I'll go out on a limb and take the Trojans in this one.

Win or lose today, I don't think Ed Orgeron is the Trojans' head coach next year. Orgeron's influence on this is undeniable, but he's been (and I hate this phrase) "playing with house money." The momentum in his favor has picked up in recent weeks, but USC should be beating Utah, Oregon State and Cal. Even if the Trojans win today and beat UCLA in two weeks' time, if I'm AD Pat Haden, I want to play the field and gauge interest from guys like Kevin Sumlin and Chris Petersen.

As controversy surrounds Jameis Winston, what kind of performances do you think he needs to turn in to hang on to the lead in the Heisman race? Winston has understandably been on cruise control lately, with the Seminoles having not won by a game by fewer than 27 points since Sept. 28, but does he really need to ramp it up in the last three games to stop Johnny Manziel from overtaking him?

Uthman: Short answer: Yes.

Florida State's 56-point margin of victory last week at Wake Forest helped obscure Winston's weakest performance of the year. Granted, he didn't need to be great to beat Wake, but his efficiency was way off his previous number, which was second in the nation.

But there is more than one reason Winston needs to put up amazing numbers to win the award. First, the path of a Heisman race is not a flat, straight line. It's more of a wave. Players experience peaks and valleys in the national scope, and I think Winston, even before the State Attorney investigation into an alleged sex assault, had seen his Heisman status peak. Frankly, it's possible that Johnny Manziel is becoming a "post-hype" candidate with numbers and highlights so remarkable they can't be ignored. And don't underestimate what we saw emerging last Saturday – potential for a Johnny Football "farewell tour".

Beyond all that, even though only 20 percent of respondents to a USA TODAY Sports survey of Heisman voters said the existence of an investigation would affect their willingness to vote for Winston, the longer the investigation goes, it's possible the more the voters (of which I am not one) might factor it into their thinking. I'm not saying that's right – in fact, without a finding of guilt or even charges being pressed, I don't think it should be a factor – but I could see that happening.

OK, Jesse, we can't end on such a melancholy note. Tell me what you think could happen in Durham today when 7-2 Miami faces 7-2 Duke with ACC Coastal supremacy on the line.

Duke has won five games in a row.(Photo: Mark Dolejs, USA TODAY Sports)

Yomtov: I still can't believe I just heard "Duke" and "supremacy" in the same sentence. With a win, the Blue Devils control their own destiny in the division. They've won their last five, including three in conference play, but haven't looked great in doing so.

Duke has turned the ball over eight times in the last two games, including seven interceptions thrown by quarterback Anthony Boone. They've also forced eight turnovers in those two games. The ACC is weird like that.

I see this one coming down to Miami's backfield. The Hurricanes' ground game looked miserable in last week's loss to Virginia Tech picking up just 28 yards, their first game without Duke Johnson. In fairness, Miami was playing from behind for nearly the entire game and didn't even bother trying to establish the run. Dallas Crawford showed earlier in the season he can shoulder if called upon, but managed 37 yards on just 10 carries against the Hokies.

Duke should be the favorite by the transitive property of beating Virginia Tech who beat Miami, but I think the Hurricanes get back on track here and grab a win in Durham.

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USC's president brought in "the one and only" Dr. Dre to talk to the Trojans on Friday. So many things to love here. Says Dre: "Beat the farm!"